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Re: Ashes 2013/14
« Reply #795 on: December 13, 2013, 08:57:50 AM »
We desperately need a clatter of wickets here. This pitch is good to bat on, batsmen have just got themselves out.

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Re: Ashes 2013/14
« Reply #796 on: December 13, 2013, 09:01:22 AM »
See the difference a bit of extra pace made with that stokes delivery - Finn and rankin must be sick as parrots to be missing out here.

The naysayers on Finn will undoubtably bring up his lack of control as a reason for him not playing. However, that's a moot point as the whole of our attack has had fuck all control today.

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Re: Ashes 2013/14
« Reply #797 on: December 13, 2013, 09:01:36 AM »
We desperately need a clatter of wickets here. This pitch is good to bat on, batsmen have just got themselves out.

Its good to bat on if facing a seam attack - when  facing a genuine pace attack we will see a big  difference .

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Re: Ashes 2013/14
« Reply #798 on: December 13, 2013, 09:02:11 AM »
See the difference a bit of extra pace made with that stokes delivery - Finn and rankin must be sick as parrots to be missing out here.

The naysayers on Finn will undoubtably bring up his lack of control as a reason for him not playing. However, that's a moot point as the whole of our attack has had fuck all control today.

Exactly - wickets win matches !

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Re: Ashes 2013/14
« Reply #799 on: December 13, 2013, 09:10:50 AM »
We desperately need a clatter of wickets here. This pitch is good to bat on, batsmen have just got themselves out.

Its good to bat on if facing a seam attack - when  facing a genuine pace attack we will see a big  difference .

Well again if we can't bat then it's all pointless anyway. It'll be a good batting pitch whatever the bowling attack, it's easy to score runs on.

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Re: Ashes 2013/14
« Reply #800 on: December 13, 2013, 09:11:37 AM »
Finn's issue is form, he hasn't looked good on this tour at all. I rate him really highly but he's not making a case to pick him at the moment.

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Re: Ashes 2013/14
« Reply #801 on: December 13, 2013, 09:12:02 AM »
Johnson scoring very easily.

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Re: Ashes 2013/14
« Reply #802 on: December 13, 2013, 09:14:13 AM »
Finn's issue is form, he hasn't looked good on this tour at all. I rate him really highly but he's not making a case to pick him at the moment.

He took the most wickets in the warm ups. When we've struggled to look anything like taking wickets surely that's a strong enough reason for him to play


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Re: Ashes 2013/14
« Reply #803 on: December 13, 2013, 09:17:10 AM »
Finn's issue is form, he hasn't looked good on this tour at all. I rate him really highly but he's not making a case to pick him at the moment.

He took the most wickets in the warm ups. When we've struggled to look anything like taking wickets surely that's a strong enough reason for him to play



I can totally see that argument, but then again Bresnan took wickets in the performance games he played. I agree we look a bit short, and personally with the team we have at the moment I'd have Stokes taking the new ball for a couple of overs.

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Re: Ashes 2013/14
« Reply #804 on: December 13, 2013, 09:17:18 AM »
For fucks sake

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Re: Ashes 2013/14
« Reply #805 on: December 13, 2013, 09:18:43 AM »
Fucking edge's not carrying, we get no luck.

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Re: Ashes 2013/14
« Reply #806 on: December 13, 2013, 09:19:21 AM »
This is really good from Stokes though, his more senior colleagues should be watching this.

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Re: Ashes 2013/14
« Reply #807 on: December 13, 2013, 09:20:42 AM »
We've bowled like shit since Haddin got out

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Re: Ashes 2013/14
« Reply #808 on: December 13, 2013, 09:21:46 AM »
Ton for Smith, the bowler I'm most disappointed by is Anderson. He's not threatened at all.

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Re: Ashes 2013/14
« Reply #809 on: December 13, 2013, 09:22:20 AM »
They're smashing it everywhere now, this is getting away from us fast.

 


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